KH0137 (UR1123, AS123)

Aliases: UR1123, AS123
Contributors: Marcia & Robert Ascher
Museum: Museum für Völkerkunde
Museum Number: VA47085
Provenance: Ica
Region: Unknown 		# of Groups & Cords: 7 Groups, 94 Cords - (70p, 24s)
# of Ascher Cord Colors: 10
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Catalog: KH0137
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Khipu Notes

Ascher Databook Notes:
  1. This is one of several khipus acquired by the Museum in 1907 with provenance Ica. For a list of them, see KH00110.
  2. By color, the khipu is separated into 7 groups of 10 pendants each.
  3. In groups 6 and 7, there is one subsidiary on each pendant. Within each group, all the subsidiaries are the same color. In both groups, the last 5 subsidiaries are zero-valued (or blank).
  4. The sum of the values in group 3 is related to the sums of the other groups:
    1. The sum of the first 5 pendant values ≈ sum of the values on all pendants in group 6. (There is a discrepancy of 1.)
    2. The sum of the last 5 pendant values ≈ sum of the values on all pendants and subsidiaries in groups 2, 4, 5, and 7. (There is a discrepancy of 8.)